Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/19/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: NBA TV

The Denver Nuggets (15-14) are headed to Barclays Center on Sunday where they will play the Brooklyn Nets (21-8).

The Nuggets played the Hawks and took home the win by a score of 133-115 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 22 while the Hawks finished the game with 15 fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Atlanta went 76.5% at the free throw line by burying 26 of their 34 shots. On top of that, Atlanta collected 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Atlanta earned 37 dimes and had 22 steals in this game. When talking about defending, Denver allowed the other team to go 46.6% from the field on 41 of 88 shooting. They also distributed 35 dimes in this game in addition to forcing 3 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 38 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets knocked down 16 of 18 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. Denver walked away from the contest having earned a 58.1% FG percentage (50 of 86) and converted 17 out of their 38 shots from downtown.

Nikola Jokic is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He accumulated 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He played 26 mins played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. Jokic finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and also totaled 7 dimes.

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Denver enters this one with a record of 15-14 on the season. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Denver is grabbing 42.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 749 assists for the season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nuggets are shooting 34.9% on 3-point shots (366 of 1,049) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 106.8 pts per contest (18th in the league) on 46.8% from the field.

On defense, the Nuggets are forcing 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are surrendering 34.5% from 3-point land and they rank 12th in basketball in PPG allowed (106.5). The Nuggets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (1,171 of 2,493) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 17th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 704 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Nets took home the win by a final score of 114-105 against the 76ers. The Nets were able to collect 38 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The 76ers committed 9 personal fouls for this contest which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a rate of 93.8%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Brooklyn made 11 of 23 tries (47.8%). In all, the Nets went 44 for 89 from the field which had them sitting at 49.4%. The Nets permitted the 76ers to convert 39 of their 89 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.8% in this contest. They finished shooting 29.4% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 20 from the charity stripe (85.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Brooklyn allowed Philadelphia to pull down 33 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Durant ended up being a factor for the Nets in this game. Durant totaled 34 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 8 assists for the matchup. He buried 13 out of 24 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and earned 11 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a record of 21-8 for the season. As an offense, the Nets are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in basketball. Brooklyn has accounted for 3,198 pts so far this year (110.3 per contest) and they average 45.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 25.4 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game. The Nets are committing 19.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 81.7% from the charity stripe.

The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 106.5. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (2nd in basketball). The Brooklyn defense gives up 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (335 of 1,082) and their opponents are making 79.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 22.0 dimes and 45.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 4th and 16th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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